Sundaram Srinivasan was an important figure in a community that few New Yorkers have heard of, let alone visited.
Podcast: Remembering Srini, a Leader in a Hidden Corner of New York
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Indian Sikh Community Provides Hot Vegetarian Food for Victims of Hurricane Sandy
Since Hurricane Sandy, the group United Sikhs has brought hot food to areas like Hoboken, Newark, Manhattan and Queens.
Inspired by Spiritual Leader, Immigrant Community Cooks Vegetarian Food for NYC Homeless
Each week, devotees of the Indian spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba feed New York City’s homeless and hungry population. Reporter Ramma Reddy Raghavan brings us this story for our Food in 2 Worlds series.
Meet Gadadhara Pandit Dasa, Columbia University’s First Hindu Chaplain
Ramaa Reddy Raghavan brings us an audio slideshow portrait of Indian American Gadadhara Pandit Dasa, who tends to the spiritual life of students at Columbia University.
A Dual Language School in Brooklyn Struggles to Meet DOE Expectations But Succeeds in Child Development Areas
45 percent of the students at P.S. 24 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn are designated English Language Learners. The school has won the trust of immigrant families by immersing the students in both English and Spanish, but its D.O.E report card was mixed.